Chelsie is a precious Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She was rescued from a small town animal control in South East Missouri. How she got there we will never know. Chelsie is a very special girl that definitely deserves a second chance at a happy life. You would never know by meeting Chelsie what a neglected past she must have had.
When she arrived to Placing Paws she was examined by our vet at Care Animal Hospital in Libertyville. She was immediately treated for double ear infections and a bladder infection. She needed a dental cleaning and had 16 teeth removed! Some teeth were so loose you could wiggle them with your finger.
Soon after being placed into her foster home we learned that Chelsie is deaf. Chelsie’s awesome foster mom is a vet tech at Care Animal Hospital. She has worked with her and taught her lots of commands. Here is what her foster mom says about her,
“My foster dogs name is Chelsie. She is the most amazing dog I have ever fostered. She is deaf but she has adapted very well. I have taught her hand commands, sit, down, stay, come and outside. She learns them very quickly. The first time I gave her a hand command she lit up like the 4th of July, someone was actually communicating with her. She has never met a stranger, loves all people, dogs and cats. She is a devoted, loving dog. She has the gift of unconditional love, which I know dogs have, but there is just something different about the way she shows it. Everyone should have a friend like Chelsie. She is completely house broken, only barks for a couple reasons, wants outside, wants my attention and when she wants to play with the other dogs. She fits in no matter where she is. Chelsie will get her forever home, but it will have to be the perfect home because she is the best friend anyone could ask for. I adore her, it would be a foster failure if there weren’t hundreds of other dogs that need me. She works at Care Animal Hospital, so stop in to see her. She may be in the lobby to greet you.”
We also found some mammary tumors on Chelsie and after consulting with the vet we determined that they needed to be removed. She had a successful surgery and the masses were determined to be low grade malignant. There is a very low chance that they will reoccur. Chelsie is looking forward to living a healthy life from here on out!
On November 21st Chelsie was adopted into her forever home.